Comparison

Blue Van Clef for Mobile vs Prosper Remote

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Blue Van Clef for Mobile

Explore Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) devices by discovering their services, characteristics, and descriptors. This open-source tool respects accessibility features like VoiceOver and Dark Mode.

Highlights
  • BLE device discovery
  • Service, characteristic, descriptor exploration
  • Accessibility support (VoiceOver, Dark Mode)
  • Open-source MIT license
  • Bluetooth Framework integration
Features
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Once connected to a device, you can do a "drill-down" discovery of the device's services, characteristics, and descriptors. The app is designed to respect Accessibility (VoiceOver and Increased Contrast), as well as Dark Mode. This is a 100% open-source app, with the code licensed as MIT. It uses the BlueThoth Framework (A Bluetooth SDK), which is also 100% open-source. The source repo for the app is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/BlueVanClef The source repo for the BlueThoth Framework is: https://github.com/RiftValleySoftware/RVS_BlueThoth This is a page with some basic instructions for the app: https://riftvalleysoftware.com/bluevanclef/

About

Prosper Remote

Features
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Prosper Remote puts your Mac's terminal in your pocket. It attaches to terminal sessions running on your Mac and streams them to your iPhone or iPad — the very same session, with full scrollback and live output. Start something on your desk, walk away, and pick it up on your phone exactly where you left it. WHY IT'S DIFFERENT • Same session, not a new one. Sessions live on your Mac (a dtach-style server), so reconnecting restores the live screen — no lost output, no restarts. • Built for flaky mobile networks. Lose signal in an elevator or on the subway and Prosper silently reconnects and repaints right where you were. • No passwords to manage. Your phone and Mac talk over your private Tailscale network; the Mac only accepts devices already on your tailnet. • Fast, lightweight, native. A real terminal renderer with true color, proper reflow, and a tuned on-screen key bar — Esc, Tab, Ctrl, arrows, Home/End, Ctrl-C, Ctrl-D and more, styled to stay out of your way. BUILT FOR REAL WORK • Manage multiple sessions per machine — create, rename, attach, stop. • Switch between machines you've connected to before. • Keyboard-aware layout keeps your prompt and its footer visible as output streams in. GET STARTED 1. Install Prosper on your Mac and enable Remote Terminal. 2. Install Tailscale on your Mac and this device, signed into the same account. 3. Enter your Mac's Tailscale name and connect. No machine yet? Tap "Try the demo" to explore a sample session with zero setup. Prosper is free.

Screenshots

Blue Van Clef for Mobile4 screens
Prosper Remote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Blue Van Clef for Mobile at 4 against Prosper Remote's 2. Blue Van Clef for Mobile also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Blue Van Clef for Mobile versus Prosper Remote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBlue Van Clef for MobileProsper Remote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (6 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size4 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRift Valley Software, Inc.Ventsislav Georgiev

In-app purchases

None

Blue Van Clef for Mobile

No in-app purchases

None

Prosper Remote

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Blue Van Clef for Mobile free?
Blue Van Clef for Mobile is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Prosper Remote free?
Prosper Remote is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Blue Van Clef for Mobile or Prosper Remote have ads?
Neither Blue Van Clef for Mobile nor Prosper Remote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Blue Van Clef for Mobile or Prosper Remote?
Blue Van Clef for Mobile ships an update every 2 months, and Prosper Remote every 2 months. Most recently, Blue Van Clef for Mobile was updated on October 24, 2026 and Prosper Remote on October 12, 2026.

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